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Michigan apple growers urged to thin aggressively

As expected, the apple trees in Michigan are showing snowball bloom after freezes in 2012 gave them a year off from crop production. Michigan State University extension fruit educators are telling growers to take a “nibble thinning” approach to reduce crop load.

Richard Lehnert

Stemilt merchandiser selected for leadership program

MSU offers courses in brewing, distilling, and winemaking

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Northwest cherry growers like the look of the 2013 crop

Northwest growers are expecting a good, but not record crop and little overlap with California's season.

Geraldine Warner

Busacca to head wine program

Dr. Alan Busacca is the new director of the Enology and Viticulture Program at Walla Walla Community College.

Honeybee losses high again last winter

Losses of colonies of managed honeybees were 31.1 percent for the winter of 2012-13, a level higher than the previous winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America. The report was released May 10.

Richard Lehnert

New York Apple chooses Julia Stewart as spokesperson

The New York Apple Association has chosen Julia Stewart to be its spokesperson.

IFTA Summer Study Tour goes to Pennsylvania

The IFTA's summer tour will visit Gettysburg and Adams County in mid-July.

Richard Lehnert

Trapping the spotted wing drosophila

Researchers are developing better monitoring methods.

Richard Lehnert

Winerywise to host educational sessions